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Lesson 3: Preparing ingredients

Practising cutting, grating, snipping and spreading skills.
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Learning objective

  • To identify an appropriate piece of equipment to prepare a given food.

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    In this unit

    Assessment – D&T Y2: Cooking and nutrition: Balanced dietLesson 1: Food groupsLesson 2: Balanced meals
    Lesson 3: Preparing ingredients
    Lesson 4: Taste testing ingredientsLesson 5: Planning recipesLesson 6: Creating and evaluating wraps
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